Posts by Darth Yhwh

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Add an Awake caption here!

by doodle-v in

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here is the original one:.

here is a blank one for you to add a caption to:.

have fun!

I'm sorry but

by toer5777 in

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i have not yet to find another organization in the world that is like jw.

yes it has made mistakes, there imperfect humans, but what other organization in the world goes preaching house to house like jesus did.

why is that jw are persecuted all over the world?

Darth Yhwh

What other religion beleive in a paradise here in earth and is preaching and saying that all the bad things going on in the world such as death, drugs, war, rape, murders will come to an end.

Wow! My sex and my drugs and my rock and roll are the only things that keep me here.

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Do you believe in Karma? Why or why not?

by AlmostAtheist in

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i haven't read up on it, and my only exposure to it is a few people that say they believe in it.

correct my amateurish view of it, please.. karma is the overriding force in the universe that keeps the good/evil scales in balance.

if you do something rotten, you'll get something rotten back on you.

Darth Yhwh

Like IP_SEC, I like the concept. Im not sure if I believe in it or not.

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Anyone experienced the private Kingdom Schools?

by Sheepish in

i was a teacher for the first year of a newly organized "kingdom school", in 1977.

(i was young!

) this was a private school for jw's kids.

Darth Yhwh

This is news to me. Never heard of it.

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So as i'm leaving the house this morning...

by stillconcerned in

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...two ladies park at the entrance of my driveway (thereby blocking my egress), get out of their mommi-van, and approach me smiling.. i don't know either of them.. the elder gal asks me if i'd be interested in learning what will happen 'in the end times'.. i am dressed for the courtroom, carrying a bunch of documents related to litigation against the watchtower in california and texas.

when i turn to respond, several of my draft documents slide out of my daytimer and (spat!

) on the driveway.

Darth Yhwh

You should have agreed to swap literature with them.

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Why stay married to a JW?

by kid-A in

having read a recent thread on "mixed" marriages between active jws and non-jw (either faders or df'd) two things stood out for me.

first, there was a profound underlying sadness on the part of the non-jw poster (as there may also be on the active jw mates part) on the reduced intimacy of the relationship, both mentally and physically.

not being in this situation, but understanding what makes a marriage successful, i cant help but ask a rather harsh question....can anybody in this situation realistically envision how such a marriage can last in the long term?.

Darth Yhwh

The fact that she is willing to believe differently than what the society says is encouraging to me.

Very encouraging, indeed. Most drones don't question the WBTS period. The fact that your wife thinks outside of their box is fantastic.

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Why stay married to a JW?

by kid-A in

having read a recent thread on "mixed" marriages between active jws and non-jw (either faders or df'd) two things stood out for me.

first, there was a profound underlying sadness on the part of the non-jw poster (as there may also be on the active jw mates part) on the reduced intimacy of the relationship, both mentally and physically.

not being in this situation, but understanding what makes a marriage successful, i cant help but ask a rather harsh question....can anybody in this situation realistically envision how such a marriage can last in the long term?.

Darth Yhwh

My parents have been married for 36 or 37 years now. My dad is an UBM (as jgnat would say). Somehow they've pulled it off over the long term. I think that my mother loves my father more than Jehovah, but dosn't realize it.

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I need some advise regarding my son

by Seeking Knowledge in

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...who spends time with his jw father, and in turn, his jw father takes him to meeting, etc.

i cannot change this as it's court ordered (the nites he spends with his dad) but when he turns 6 (he's almost 5 now), our custody will change, and i will gain the time that he would otherwise be going with his dad.

until then, of course, he's learning things, that i would love to show him a way to think for himself.

Darth Yhwh

I have a similar problem when my five year old spends the night over my mothers house. For some time she was taking him to meetings or book studies in the mornings, depending on what day it was. My son eventually came home talking about Jehovah. Fortunatly I have the ability to tell her not to take him or else. You obviously don't have this luxury. Kid-A has some good points. Keep any avenue available for your son to explore, allow him to experience things that JW's consider off limits and eventually he'll see the WBTS for what it is. Good luck.

P.S.: Kid-A, new avitar? Are you and CT Russel in cahoots?

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JWs show up at my dad's surgery.

by Darth Yhwh in

heres a little background: my mother is a jw, my father is not, my sister is disfellowshipped and i have faded away.. my father has an abdominal aortic aneurism.

this is a weak spot on the wall of the major artery leading to the lower extremities.

it will balloon out and burst eventually killing him without assistance.

Darth Yhwh

What happened is that one of the elders, knowing of dad's illness, took it upon himself to phone the Georgetown Bethel and request that someone from the HLC go to the hospital.

I think that this is also what happened in my situation. Although I wouldn't wager any of my paycheck on it though.

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A Male's Brain?

by Darth Yhwh in

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Darth Yhwh

Awww man, the image was removed. I guess some could have found it offensive?